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Example sentences for: deflect

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(The NYT observes that Clinton's "hasty presentation . . . suggested the idea had been cobbled together quickly"--perhaps to deflect attention from Starr's new releases.)
The plastic bristles were stiff enough to support the fabric layer under the force of vacuum while remaining sufficiently flexible to deflect out of the path of the knife.
McCurry's model is John F. Kennedy, who would fully engage with reporters, occasionally deflect a question with humor, and seldom--if ever--get caught out.
USAT states that the Clinton letter was one of several moves "trying to deflect attention from the president's own fund-raising role in the 1996 election," and quotes bill opponent Sen.
The Pan-Arab Al-Quds Al-Arabi said Tuesday that the U.S. and British bombings were virtually a repeat of Operation Desert Storm except that they were conducted in slow motion so as to deflect media attention and thus avoid an Arab backlash like the one that followed last December's campaign.